Week 3: Feedback Strategies
Article 1: The Trouble with "Amazing": Giving Praise that Matters
I now understand why praise needs to be carefully thought-out and communicated. Most people give praise just so that it shows support for someone else. Most people also like to be praised as it shows that other people support what they're doing. However, not all praise matters. People could praise you for winning a Nobel Prize, but they didn't congratulate you on your tireless years of research. Praising the effort that someone puts in is far more important than praising a result as it demonstrates that a person is capable of achieving such tasks and willing to put in the time and effort. The effort that people put forth should be praised because it has reaped them a reward; the reward is simply a consequence of their efforts. Praising someone's effort can also shift their mindset towards a growth mindset, enabling them to put forth effort in various avenues that they would otherwise avoid altogether.
Article 2: The Difference between Praise and Feedback
From this article, I learned about the difference between praise and feedback. People often expect praise for their accomplishments, but we've already discussed why that's not necessarily a good thing. Process praise, or the action or praising one's efforts and and progress, helps to motivate people to keep doing what they're doing and reach their goals. Simply praising someone on their goal does nothing to motivate them further if their goal has already been attained. Praising the process motivates individuals to continue further and try harder. Conversely, sometimes feedback can also be implemented. At times, it's important to offer some constructive feedback to help encourage people and sometimes even help them further along their struggles. Offering feedback is a good method of encouragement and also serves as a learning experience for both parties.
I now understand why praise needs to be carefully thought-out and communicated. Most people give praise just so that it shows support for someone else. Most people also like to be praised as it shows that other people support what they're doing. However, not all praise matters. People could praise you for winning a Nobel Prize, but they didn't congratulate you on your tireless years of research. Praising the effort that someone puts in is far more important than praising a result as it demonstrates that a person is capable of achieving such tasks and willing to put in the time and effort. The effort that people put forth should be praised because it has reaped them a reward; the reward is simply a consequence of their efforts. Praising someone's effort can also shift their mindset towards a growth mindset, enabling them to put forth effort in various avenues that they would otherwise avoid altogether.
Article 2: The Difference between Praise and Feedback
From this article, I learned about the difference between praise and feedback. People often expect praise for their accomplishments, but we've already discussed why that's not necessarily a good thing. Process praise, or the action or praising one's efforts and and progress, helps to motivate people to keep doing what they're doing and reach their goals. Simply praising someone on their goal does nothing to motivate them further if their goal has already been attained. Praising the process motivates individuals to continue further and try harder. Conversely, sometimes feedback can also be implemented. At times, it's important to offer some constructive feedback to help encourage people and sometimes even help them further along their struggles. Offering feedback is a good method of encouragement and also serves as a learning experience for both parties.
Two-Person Feedback Graphic - Courtesy of Exude
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